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New York: Harper Perennial, 2006. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x1x8. Reprint. Spine leans to the right, front cover creased, edge wear. 2006 Trade Paperback. xxiii, 2440 pp. The inspiration for the STARZ original series, The Serpent Queen, streaming now! Poisoner, besotted mother, despot, necromancer, engineer of a massacre: the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen of France to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds. Based on comprehensive research including thousands of Catherineâs own letters, Frieda unfurls Catherineâs story from her troubled childhood in Florence to her tumultuous marriage to Henry II of France; her transformation of French culture to her reign as a queen who would use brutality to ensure her childrenâs royal birthright. Brilliantly executed, this enthralling…
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Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France Paperback - 2006
by Leonie Frieda
In this effervescent and richly praised biography, Frieda reclaims the story of Catherine de Medici to reveal a skilled ruler battling against extraordinary odds. Three 8-page color inserts.
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On the late afternoon of Friday, 30 June 1999 a long splinter of wood from a jousting lance pierced the eye and brain of King Henry II of France.
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- Title Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France
- Author Leonie Frieda
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 2.12.2006 editio
- Pages 464
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, NY USA
- Date 2006-03-14
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780060744939 / 0060744936
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.94 x 5.38 x 1.17 in (22.71 x 13.67 x 2.97 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 16th Century
- Cultural Region: French
- Cultural Region: Spanish
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects France - History - 16th century, Queens - France
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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